Crops
India Has Lifted Onion Export Ban, Agriculture Minister Tells Parliament
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque told parliament that onion prices will fall now that India has lifted its export ban.
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Crops
Is the Onion a Vegetable or a Spice? And Other Facts
With onion prices rising in Bangladesh after India's export ban, a look at what the onion is and where it comes from.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Bite Harder in India; Hopes Pinned on Imports from Turkey
Onion prices in Kolkata and West Bengal jumped to 150 a kilo, with the government blaming floods in Maharashtra.
AgribusinessOnions: Can Bangladesh End Its Dependence on Indian Imports?
After India stopped onion exports on 29 September 2019, prices in Dhaka neared Tk 250 a kg by November. An economist and the agriculture secretary said other import markets and more home-grown onions were the way out.
Agribusiness
Why Are Rice Prices Rising After Onions?
Rice of every kind is getting dearer in Bangladesh even as traders and the food minister say there is no shortage.
AgribusinessOnion crisis: why Bangladesh could not grow all the onions it needed
Onions sold at Tk 240 to 250 a kilogram in Dhaka on 16 November 2019 after India's export ban, and experts said such crises would recur unless Bangladesh grew more at home.
Agribusiness
When Will India Resume Onion Exports?
Bangladesh has renewed its request to India to lift the onion export ban, but Delhi remains undecided.
Vegetables
Onion Planting in Full Swing in Pabna's Beel Region
In the beel region of Sujanagar, Pabna, the country's largest onion area, farmers are planting on 18,000 hectares, hoping to recover last season's losses.